Category: Podcast

  • Does HR Certification Even Matter? [Podcast]

    If you’ve read this blog for more than a few days, you know I’m no stranger to the discussion around HR certification. But today I’m going to share some thoughts from a recent conversation with a friend and colleague on why HR certification matters and how to leverage it for career success. It was a…

  • How Talent Technology Enables Employee Engagement [Podcast]

    Talent management technology has come a long way in recent years. I can still remember seeing a demo for a technology solution back in 2014 and the salesperson was so proud of the fact that I could copy and paste data into the system. By the way: It wasn’t searchable. You couldn’t run reports. You…

  • University of Phoenix Research: Your Employees Aren’t Innovative Enough [Podcast]

    Note: If you’re looking for a good app to access We’re Only Human and other podcasts, I personally use Stitcher on my Android device.  Did you know that your employees aren’t innovative or creative enough? That’s the latest from a research study performed by University of Phoenix on workplace innovation. In an interesting mix of data, the…

  • Sourcing: How to Find Great Talent on Purpose [Podcast]

    [Email subscribers click through to listen to the episode] Sourcing isn’t a new activity in the talent acquisition world. There have always been hard to fill jobs, but we’re seeing more of this kind of issue than ever before. In fact, a recent CareerBuilder study puts the cost of open positions at nearly $800,000 annually,…

  • Creating a Shared Culture of Learning with Books [Podcast]

    Books. They’ve been around pretty much forever, and that familiarity is one reason they are not as appreciated as some other learning tools. But don’t be fooled–there’s more than meets the eye. It’s been said that reading one hour a day will make someone an international expert in their field in 5-7 years. While that…

  • 8 Powerful Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation [Podcast]

    Innovation is often discussed as an activity available only to a select few people or companies. but it is an incredibly powerful tool for companies, especially when we seek ways to use our HR influence to drive a culture of innovation. [Click here to listen to “8 Ways HR Can Drive Enterprise Innovation“] In this…

  • What Female CEOs Can Teach Us About Growth and Success [Podcast]

    The HR profession is mostly women (look around you at any event and you’ll see). Yet when we look at the representation of females in the C-suite, whether in HR or in general, the blend is more evenly mixed or even weighted towards men. Why? The 2016 HR Technology Conference had a new feature: the…